Improvement in needle-threaders



A Canina' @seca terial. p dove-tail slot passing` through the stock.1

, Letters Patent No. 94,980, dated Sftcmber 21, 41869.

. l tMPRovEMeNT 1N NEEDLE-THREADERS.

The Schedule referred to :in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all `whom .it may comerm 4 -Be it known that I, CORELLI W. SIMrsoN,iof Bangor, in the county of Penobscot, and State of Maine, haveinvented anew and useful implement,

which I have termed a Needle-Threading Device; and

I do hcrcbydeclare that the following, taken in connection with tliedrawings which accompany and form p y part ot' this specification, is a'description of my invention, suiiicientto enable those skilled in theart to which `it appertains to practise it. f Il his invention relatesto anarticle designedto be a seyi'ing-wornans companion,having a stockor body,

to bemade of vsoft metal or other' suitable material,

with a dovetail slot on each side, for the reception of wax forwaxingtln^ead,one of these slots to contain white and theother colored wax;also a like slot in the bottom, to receive ablock of oil-stone, emery,or similar' substance, fon which to vsharpen or polish needles.

1n the upper extremity of the stock I insert a blade with which to cutthread, and close beside it a point with which to clear theeye of theneedle when liilled with wax or other substances; also a peculiararrangement for threading needles, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribe Y Figure l is a front'or face view of my invention, showninperspective. v i 1 Figure 2 is aback view of niy invention, also shownin persliective. I

Similar letters otreference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures. y i l `In the drawings- A represent-s the stock or body of.theimplemena which'I construct of about the size shown in the drawings,and which is to be cast in a metallicmould iu finished form, of whitemetal or other suitable ma- On three sides ot' this stock is provided aIn one of those slots I insert a correspoiuling-block of white wax, (t,andin the other a like block of colored wax, b, for the purpose ot'waxing thread.

In the bottoniv ot the stock I forni a slot similar to the foregoing-inwhich I secure a block ofv sharpi grit stone7 or solid cruel-y, c, inthe under side of which I l'orin a serios of shallow grom'es, asshown,which passes across thei'acc oi" the block, and in ,wliicll, by asliding 1nore1nent-ot the needle, it can be readily and "pr-ntectlysharpened `and polished.

I also fornn'iu the face ofthe block, two funnel- `slmped'recesses orcountersinks, shown at el c, the

former being` smaller than the latter, for the reason hereinafter'stated.

` A narrow slot,` f, passing through the-stock, leads from the outsidethereof to the centre of cavity e, and

` cavity d is provided with a similar slot, g, leading ti'oxnthe outsideofthe stock tothe centre.

A small holcileads from the centre of eachof the cavities d e, throughthe stock, to the `back side.

In the apex of the stock I insert a short, sharp steel blade, h, havingin the centre of its edge a slight indentation, `for convenience ofcutting thread, as shown; and'in theback of the stock, near the top, Iinsert a short steel point, t', which is placed just at the side of thecentre of the stock, and but slightly inclined from a vertical position.

Upon the back of the stock I form a slight groove,

j, extending trom the top opposite the notch in blade h, .down to thehole which leads through the stock from the centre of recess (l, thishole coming ont at the back, at the shoulder '1,' the stock beingthinner above than below thisvline. v

I ,also cut a similar groove from where groove j terminates, down to thehole passing through from*` recess c, as shown.

For the purpose of threading the needle, the operator will hold thedevice between the thumb and finger ofthe left hand; then, with theright hand,

place the eye of the needle over the point fi, in order I toiremove anyforeignsubstance therein; then run the needle in groove j, down toshoulder l, it' a small one, o1', ifa large one, down to the holeleading through from recess c; then with the lett hand hold the needlein position, and with the light hand pass the end oi" Vwhich alsocontains the requisites described for cleansing the eye of the needleand polishing or sharpeningl the point. C

Having thusl described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Batent, is-

' l. Combining, with a .needlelthreadciy receptacles for retaining andholding ready ther wax, in manner substantially as described and shown.

2. Combining7 withva needle-threader, a' yneedle-` Sharpener,substantially in manner as described and shown.,

3. Combining, with a needlc-threader, a cuttingblade, substantially inmanner as and for the purposes specified. v Y 4. Combining, with aneedle-tln'cader, a cleansingpoint, fi, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth. f

5. Combining a needle-tlueader, .needle-Sharpener, eye-cleaner, andthread-cutter, and thread-waxer,

substantially as described and shown.

p CORELLI W. SIMPSON.` Witnesses T. W. PORTER,

HENRY HYDE SMITH.

